| Bedfordshire | 1 |
| Buckinghamshire | 1 |
| Berkshire | 1 |
| Cambridgeshire | 0 |
| Channel Islands | 3 |
| Cheshire | 27 |
| Cornwall | 1 |
| Cumberland | 3 |
| Derbyshire | 0 |
| Devon | 8 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 63 |
| Essex | 6 |
| Gloucestershire | 8 |
| Hampshire | 1 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 1 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 4 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 14 |
| Lancashire | 154 |
| Leicestershire | 0 |
| Lincolnshire | 17 |
| London | 134 |
| Middlesex | 5 |
| Northumberland | 38 |
| Norfolk | 0 |
| Northamptonshire | 3 |
| Nottinghamshire | 0 |
| Oxfordshire | 0 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 4 |
| Shropshire | 6 |
| Suffolk | 0 |
| Somerset | 0 |
| Surrey | 6 |
| Sussex | 2 |
| Staffordshire | 11 |
| Warwickshire | 1 |
| Westmorland | 1 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 1 |
| Yorkshire | 42 |
| Anglesey | 1 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 1 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 4 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 2 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 1 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 77 |
| Seaman | 8 |
| Domestic Servant | 7 |
| Dress Maker | 7 |
| Annuitant | 6 |
| General Servant | 5 |
| School | 5 |
| Sailor | 4 |
| Charwoman | 3 |
| Draper Assistant | 3 |
| Engine Fitter | 3 |
| House Keeper | 3 |
| Nurse | 3 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 3 |
| General Labourer | 3 |
| Lady | 3 |
| Banker | 2 |
| Bankers Clerk | 2 |
| Book Binder | 2 |
| Baker | 2 |
| Cloth Finisher | 2 |
| Farm Servant Indoor | 2 |
| Mariner | 2 |
| Iron Works Labourer | 2 |
| Governess Private | 2 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| John Neilson | 244 |
| Mary Neilson | 224 |
| William Neilson | 193 |
| Thomas Neilson | 123 |
| James Neilson | 117 |
| Margaret Neilson | 117 |
| Robert Neilson | 113 |
| George Neilson | 112 |
| Elizabeth Neilson | 95 |
| Jane Neilson | 87 |
| Annie Neilson | 68 |
| Charles Neilson | 63 |
| Sarah Neilson | 57 |
| Ann Neilson | 47 |
| Catherine Neilson | 46 |
| Peter Neilson | 46 |
| Alexander Neilson | 44 |
| Henry Neilson | 44 |
| Alice Neilson | 43 |
| Edward Neilson | 43 |
| Andrew Neilson | 41 |
| Ellen Neilson | 33 |
| Emma Neilson | 33 |
| Isabella Neilson | 32 |
| Frederick Neilson | 30 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson | 86% | 86,357 |
| 2 | Nilson | 86% | 4,551 |
| 3 | Neilson | 100% | 3,894 |
| 4 | Nielsen | 57% | 734 |
| 5 | Nielson | 71% | 597 |
| 6 | Nalson | 71% | 369 |
| 7 | Nilsen | 71% | 198 |
| 8 | Nealson | 86% | 152 |
| 9 | Nolson | 71% | 141 |
| 10 | Nulson | 71% | 109 |
The surname Neilson is the 3rd most popular variant of Nelson.